MOSCOW (Reuters) - The father of former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden said he would not fly to Russia to serve as an "emotional tool" in the United States' efforts to persuade his son to surrender.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Uralkali &lt;URKAq.L&gt; &lt;URKA.MM&gt; could discuss joining with Belarus in a Swiss-based trading company to export potash, but will not return to the Minsk-based venture which broke apart on Tuesday, the Russian firm's CEO said on Wednesday.
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Oil exploration company Hess Corp. reported second-quarter net income more than doubled it sold its Russian subsidiary and got a lift from strong oil and gas selling prices even though production declined.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet Iran's newly elected president for the first time in Kyrgyzstan in September, the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday.
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Chris Hayes shares the three most awesomest things on the Internet for Wednesday: The Kremlin claims Vladimir Putin caught a 46 pound pike; Chris Kluwe uses Google Glass at Raiders training camp; and The Chicago Tribune has the most adorable online fail.

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, who was one of the few lawmakers to sound alarms on government surveillance programs even before Edward Snowden's revelations, joins Andrea Mitchell for a conversation on the NSA, government record collections, and new FBI director James Comey.

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Lonnie Snowden, father of former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, speaks during an interview in Washington in this still image from July 31, 2013 video footage by Russian 24 television. Lonnie Snowden said he would not fly to Russia to serve as an "emotional tool" in the United States' ef